===== Autostart with the Desktop ===== Sometimes one needs the X Windows system to run a Pure Data patch on a Raspberry Pi. This is the workaround for an autostart of a PD patch after booting in the desktop. ==== Make a Autostart File ==== Make the folder and the file for the autostart:\\ $ mkdir /home/pi/.config/autostart $ nano /home/pi/.config/autostart/my_pd_autostart.desktop Type in the following lines:\\ [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Comment=start a PD-patch Name=PD patch Exec=pd /home/pi/PD-sketchbook/my_pd_file.pd Save it with ctrl+o, then hit return and then ctrl+x.\\ ==== Run the Raspberry Pi Headless ==== To start the desktop even no monitor is connected one has to do some changes.\\ In…\\ $ sudo nano /boot/config.txt Uncomment the following line:\\ # uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output hdmi_force_hotplug=1 Save it with ctrl+o, then hit return and then ctrl+x.\\ That's it, your PD patch should run after rebooting the Raspberry Pi.\\ ---- ==== Links ==== [[http://raspberry.tips/raspberrypi-einsteiger/raspberry-pi-autostart-von-skripten-und-programmen-einrichten]]\\ [[https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-run-a-raspberry-pi-program-on-startup#method-2-autostart]]\\ ---- ==== License ==== This manual is made by **Wolfgang Spahn** 2020.\\ It is licensed under a [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License]].

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